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B. G. WHITLOOK. DEVIGE FOR PREVENTING PURSES FROM BEING STOLEN FROM THE POCKET.

No. 394,048. Patented Dec. 4, 1888.

WITNESSES;

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

ELEANOR O. \VHITLOCK, OF LONDON, COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND.

DEVICE FOR PREVENTING PURSES FROM BEING STOLEN FROM THE POCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,043, dated December 4, 1888.

Application filed November 5, 1888. Serial No. 290,019: (No model.) Patented in England September 17, 1888, No. 13,391.

To all whom it may concern.-

.Be it known that I, ELEANOR CAMPBELL VVHITLOOK, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing in London, in the county of Middlesex, England, have invented a Device for Preventing Purses being Stolen from the Person, (for which I have obtained a patent in Great Britain, No. 13,391, bearing date September 17, 1888,) of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a device which is attached to the purse for the purpose of preventing it being stolen from the person.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view showing the device attached to the purse, and Fig. 2 is a view showing the snap or clasp opened and the cord in position.

At the back of the purse A a suitable snap or clasp, B, is securely fixed by rivets or other suitable means. A cord, C, is threaded through the purse and crossed over inside the snap or clasp, which is then closed. At a suitable distance from this clasp I attach to the cord a suitable hook or fastener, D. The ends of the cord are then tied together, thus forming a loop which is placed over the head of the wearer, the hook or fastener being insert-ed in a button-hole or otherwise attached to the dress.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, in a device for preventing purses being stolen from the person, of a 

